How the digital economy is rewriting the value of an English degree
For years, the conventional wisdom surrounding an English degree in Nigeria has been remarkably consistent. It was seen as preparation for teaching, journalism, publishing or, for the fortunate few, a career in the civil service. Families often discouraged it, employers underestimated it and students treated it as a passion rather than a pathway to economic opportunity.
While public perception remained largely unchanged, the economy quietly rewrote the rules.
Across banking, technology, healthcare, consulting, development, entertainment and the global digital marketplace, communication has evolved from a support function into a strategic capability. Organisations now compete as much through the clarity of their ideas as through the quality of their products. In that transition, one of Nigeria’s most underestimated degrees has become unexpectedly relevant.
Obviously, the story is not really about English; rather, it is about how technological change is
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